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Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate at University of Southern California

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does University of Southern California pay a Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate on an H-1B?

$61k University of Southern California has filed 257 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $61k. Most of those filings fall between $53k and $68k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
257
Median base salary
$61k
Middle 50%
$53k to $68k

Filings and pay by year

Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate at University of Southern California, by fiscal year

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University of Southern California Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)19$68k
FY202527$70k
FY202435$68k
FY202324$59k
FY202232$63k
FY202122$63k
FY202031$56k
FY201936$51k
FY201818$52k
FY201713$57k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Los Angeles, CA226$62k
Marina Del Rey, CA13$61k
San Diego, CA5$74k
Ann Arbor, MI3$47k
Playa Vista, CA3$58k
Seattle, WA2$57k
California, CA1$45k
Los Angeled, CA1$48k
Madison, WI1$70k
Waltham, MA1$76k
Waterloo, IA1$54k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level I206$62k
Level II22$60k
Level III9$60k
Level IV1$85k

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